Tire.



Patentedl- Deo. 19, 1916.

A.-1. SAVAGE.

TIRE. APPLICATION FLLED MA'YZI, 1915.

Specieation of Letters .'Patent.

escasas.

Application filed M 'a'y 21, 1915.' Serial No. SAQQ.

rubber, rubber substitute, textileitabric and,

the like, `Such tires, or, in pneumatic tire practice, casings as they are called, comprise an arched body provided with beadsr which enter into the means Vfor securing the tireto the rim of the Wheel. lt is of the utmost importance that there be a tough stable construction at the beads and the zones of junctions of the beads with the body of the tire, not only to insure positive` securing relation as between. the tire and the Wheel rim, but to prevent breaking` down of the tires at the rim-engaging portions. It is a 4further desideratum that the beads be so associated With the body or carcass of the tire that there be but a minimum of yield or bend between the beads and the remain= ing portions o the tire, so that a iirm and positive interlocking engagement of the beads with the rimmay be insured.

The present invention has for its object the provision of an improved tire in Which the above factors will be particularly considered, and which, with other-.objects in View, .will be generally superior in'point oi' durability or length of liie, inherent staA bility and relative simplicity and inexpensiveness of organization', taken in connection With general increased eiiiciency and serviceability.

The invention consists in the novel and useful provision, formation, construction, association and interrelation of parts, mem-4 bers and features, all as hereinafter described, shovvn in the drawing and finally pointed out in claims.

In the drawing: Figure l is a transverse sectional view of an improved tire constucted and organized in accordance with the invention; Fig, 2 isa fragmentary side elevation, upon a diminished scale, of the construction shown in Fig. l, partly in section, upon the line ce2-m2, Fig. l, certain parts being broken away 'for purposes oit fullness of illustration; Fig. 3 is a detail rrete..

ARTHUR SOHN S'iCiTAG, QF SAN DIEGG, CALIFQENI.

,atented Dec. 19, 1916.

fragmentary .sectional isometric 4view of a bead element entering into the tire coustruction shown in Figs. l and 2; and. Fig. 4 is a vieu' similar to Fig. 3, showing the addition or application of a further bead element. l

Corresponding parts in all-the figures are designated by the same reference characters. v

' Referring `with particularity to the drawing, the improved tire shown therein comprises ,the usual carcass A consisting of a plurality oi superposed layers or courses c of rubber-impregnated fabric, which are brought down at the sides of the tire and united with `the beads B, in accordance with the invention, as Will hereinafter be disclosed. Over the carcass'is applied the cushion layer C, over that the breaker strip of rubber-impregnated fabric D, and over that the tread E Which merges into the side Walls FH which are brought down over the carcass.

'The beads B comprise each an annulus raving a core o comprising continuous lengths oit hemp or other fibrous material, the strands oi. which are associated with rubber` or rubber lfxnpound, the entirety bcing'ivrapped in a textile sheath c, the entirety being molded into proper bead form,

and then receiving an anchor strip (l one edge of which is lapped and folded about the core Z) and ultimatelyintimately connected therewith. The sheath o is preferably of textilematcrial impregnated with rubber. The prepared bead B is then associated with the carcass A, the side edge portions4 of the layers o of Which will receive such anchor strip, as the carcass is built up. The carcass is then formeddown upon, over and around the bead, with -the ends of the carcass layersgare brought toanchor strip incorporated therein, and the gether and trimmed. oli', as at ef. The cushlf ion @,brealrer strip D and tread E With the side Walls F are then added, and the tire is finished od and vulcanized and finally treated in accordance With the usual method of manufacture. The vulcanizing' process thoroughly unites together all of the several structural elements of the tire, including the beads with their anchor strips d.

A. tire so constructed is of great strength in the beads and in the zones of connection of the bea-ds with the carcass. Pressure applied .to the tire in service tends to strain upon the anchor strip in one direction, and

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in the outer surrounding carcass layers in the opposite direction, these forces opposing each other and neutralizing any tendency 'to rip or tear the beads loose from the carcass, thus adding great strength to the tire in the bead portions thereof, Where such Strength is highly desirable, due to the strains imposed upon these portions of the tire when connected With the rim.

It is manifest that many changes may be `made with respect to the disclosure of the L,foregoing description and .the drawing, in adapting the improvements to varying conditions of use and service, Without departing from the fair spirit of the invention.

Having thus disclosed myv invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l'. A tire provided with a built-up carcass, and' With beads at the side edges thereof, there being separate anchorages for the beads extending therefrom and incorporated in the carcass structure.

2. A tire provided with a built-up'carcass, and with beads at the sideI edges theren y of, there being anchorages for the beads incorporated in the carcass structure; said. anchorages comprising fabric strips bent about the beads and extended beyondthe beads between courses of the carcass construction.

3. A tire providedkwith a built-up' carcass, and with beads at the side edges thereof, there being anchorages for the beads incorporated'in the carcass structure, each of said beads comprising an annulus consisting of a plurality of separate strands; and a fabric sheath for said strands; each of said beads being provided with a fabric strip raised above the b'ead and extending beyond the same andA constituting said anchorage.

4. An 'improved tire provided With a carcass comprising a plurality of associated layers, and a bead applied to the carcass and disposed between certain of said layers; saidbead being provided With an anchorage eX- tending therefrom betweencertain of said layers.

In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR JOHN SAVAGE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM BUD KELLEY,

HAROLD W. DILL. 

